Wyoming general elk ?

UtahMountainMan · Sep 9, 2015

Hey guys - I am heading up to Wyoming for my first time ever with a Wyoming tag of any kind. I have a general bull elk tag. Im going to be heading up next week and have been looking at western wyoming, kind of the unit 85, 89, 92, 94 general areas.

I will be going up solo. I am using this year as kind of a year to start learning area, hike a ton of miles, start finding some good country to hunt. My oldest son is 9 so I am hoping to find a decent area that I can maybe start hunting every 3 or 4 years up in Wyoming and bring him with me a few times.

I will not have horses, I do have an ATV, two legs, and I am 34 years old and willing to get blisters on my feet.

Anyone on here have any general tips or pointers on those units I mentioned and any general areas or trailheads to maybe check out? Feel free to pm me if anyone is kind enough to point me in the right direction.

If anyone on here has any questions about deer or elk hunting in Utah, particularly central utah and southeast utah feel free to PM me. I know those areas quite well and am more than willing to help.
My goal if I am lucky enough to get on a bull up in wyoming is to shoot a mature bull, not looking for a trophy my first year up there with a general tag.

Thanks in advance for any help!

Earl aka UtahMountainMan

"You sure you know how to skin grizz,
pilgrim?"

IdaMatt · Sep 9, 2015

I can help with 92 & 94, we hunted them last year. We scouted hard and killed a 5 point during the archery hunt , and another 5 point during the rifle hunt. Saw a few bigger bulls, but the pressure was intense during the rifle hunt. We are from Idaho and it was the first time we have hunted the units. Send me a PM and I can tell you what we learned and how I would hunt it it harvest a better bull, along with some specific areas.